With the lofty expectations from their collective pasts, and enormous implications for the future, Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks comfortably stole the biggest show of the year in a frantic three-way for the reborn Women's Title.
Bringing several years of Diva destitution to an end with an almighty thud, the three lived up to every hype package the company had provided in a quest to whitewash years of mistreatment of female performers. Charlotte's outstanding chemistry with her father Ric gave her solid footing as the division's top heel, positioning fellow NXT graduates Sasha and Becky as beloved babyface foes.
Charlotte's cheap victory came with help of the 'Nature Boy', but he was still briefly a valuable asset to her act. He'd be gone before long, as faith was finally placed solely on the shoulders of 'The Queen'. 'The Boss' (and eventually, 'The Man') would hit homeruns of their own as the years progressed, but this powerful effort was a victory as much for a rising "Revolution" than any of the individuals within it.
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